How To Make A Huge Rug

1 skein of heavy duty yarn ask what will work for heavy traffic.

How to make a huge rug.

Step 1 get some rag rugs. You can transform an excess of plain t shirts into a diyed rug. If you want to shape the rug consider creating a template first and then tape along its edges. 1 large plastic yarn stitching needle.

Keep in mind that the area rug should sit at least six inches underneath furniture particularly sofas to give the illusion that the rug extends all the way to the wall. Here s what materials you ll need. Jot dimensions down on notepad with pencil. Double check the markings before cutting the rug.

The sofa around so that only the front legs are on top of it. For mid sized rooms go with a larger rug like an 8 by 10 and place your large anchor furniture i e. How to make your own diy rug. Flip your new rug right side up and if it s a shag rug run your hands over the seam to fluff the fibers together.

Use a tape measure to determine the dimensions of the floor surface the rug is intended to cover. Mock up with painter s tape. Some tape you need to iron to adhere to the backing but this just needs a little downward pressure once applied it s really sticky. Then pull the pieces upward and tie them together with a rubber band again as shown in the photo.

No need to run out to the store for your rug materials. The cost of materials for a 5x8 rug totaled about 300. If the rug is thin you may easily cut it with a carpeting knife using the marking line you have drawn. So if you don t have a crazy kohl s experience like i did no worries.

Next weave the cut cotton pieces in between the netting grid as shown in the photo. You can pick up rag rugs many places. Loloi notes that you ll.